Verb Tenses Tutorial

Simple Present / Present Continuous

1. Every Monday, Sally (drive)

her kids to football practice.

2. Usually, I ( ork)

as a secretary at !"#, but this su$$er I (study)

%rench at a lan&ua&e school in 'aris. #hat is hy I a$ in 'aris.

(. Shhhhh) "e *uiet) +ohn (sleep)

,. -on.t for&et to take your u$brella. It (rain)

/. I hate livin& in Seattle because it (rain, al ays)

0. I.$ sorry I can.t hear hat you (say) so loudly.

because everybody (talk)

1. +ustin ( rite, currently) a book about his adventures in #ibet. I hope he can find a &ood publisher hen he is finished. 2. -o you ant to co$e over for dinner toni&ht. 3h, I.$ sorry, I can.t. I (&o) to a $ovie toni&ht ith so$e friends.

4. #he business cards (be, nor$ally ) #heir prices (be)

printed by a co$pany in 5e

6ork.

ine7pensive, yet the *uality of their ork is *uite &ood.

18. #his delicious chocolate (be) S it:erland.

$ade by a s$all chocolatier in 9urich,

Verb Tense Tutorial

Simple Present / Present Continuous ! #rekkin& +ournal 5ove$ber 12, 1441 #oday (be) My feet (kill, really) still) to continue. the second day of $y trek around Mount !nnapurna. I a$ ; I <ust hope I a$ able to co$plete the trek. $e and $y toes (bleed) , but I ( ant,

e7hausted and $y le&s (shake)

5epal is a fascinatin& country, but I have a &reat deal to learn. Everythin& (be) so different, and I (try) (learn, not) to adapt to the ne ay of life here. I (learn) a little bit of the lan&ua&e to $ake co$$unication easier; unfortunately, I forei&n lan&ua&es *uickly. !lthou&h I (understand, not) $uch yet, I believe that I (i$prove, &radually) .

I (travel, currently) En&land. >e (be)

ith =ia$, a student fro$ =eeds University in a nice &uy, but i$patient. >e ( alk, al ays)

ahead of $e and (co$plain) that I a$ too slo . I (do) $y best to keep up ith hi$, but he is youn&er and stron&er than I a$. Maybe, I a$ <ust feelin& sorry for $yself because I a$ &ettin& old.

?i&ht no , =ia$ (sit)

ith the o ner of the inn. #hey (discuss) the hi$ #a$. #a$ (speak) to repeat it.

the differences bet een life in En&land and life in 5epal. I (kno , not) real na$e of the o ner, but everybody (call, <ust) En&lish very ell and he (try) Every ti$e #a$ (say) a ne ord, =ia$ (try)

to teach =ia$ so$e ords in 5epali.

Unfortunately, =ia$ (see$, also) to have difficulty learnin& forei&n lan&ua&es. I <ust hope e don.t &et lost and have to ask for directions.

Verb Tense Tutorial

Simple Past / Past Continuous

1. !@ Ahat (you, do) "@ I (try)

hen the accident occurredB

to chan&e a li&ht bulb that had burnt out.

2. !fter I (find) the police and (turn)

the

allet full of $oney, I (&o, i$$ediately) it in.

to

(. #he doctor (say) he (need)

that #o$ (be)

too sick to &o to

ork and that

to stay at ho$e for a couple of days.

,. Sebastian (arrive)

at Susan.s house a little before 4@88 p$, but she (be, for her final

not) there. She (study, at the library) e7a$ination in %rench.

/. Sandy is in the livin& roo$ atchin& television. !t this ti$e yesterday, she ( atch, also) television. #hat.s all she ever does)

0. !@ I (call) Ahere ere youB "@ I ( ork)

you last ni&ht after dinner, but you (be, not) out at the fitness center.

there.

1. Ahen I ( alk)

into the busy office, the secretary (talk)

on the at their desks,

phone ith a custo$er, several clerks ( ork, busily) and t o $ana&ers (discuss, *uietly) service.

$ethods to i$prove custo$er

2. I ( atch) a $ystery $ovie on #.C. hen the electricity ent out. 5o a$ never &oin& to find out ho the $ovie ends.

4. Sharon (be)

in the roo$ hen +ohn (tell) told $e

hat happened, but .

she didn.t hear anythin& because she (listen, not)

18. It.s stran&e that you (call) you.

because I (think, <ust)

about

11. #he #itanic (cross)

the !tlantic hen it (strike)

an iceber&.

12. Ahen I entered the ba:aar, a couple of $erchants (bar&ain, busily) and (try) the narro (buy) to sell their &oods to naive tourists ho (hunt) over the fruit and for souvenirs. So$e youn& boys (lead) price of a leather belt. I ( alk) a banana. over to a $an their donkeys throu&h ho (sell)

streets on their ay ho$e. ! couple of $en (ar&ue)

1(. #he fire$en (rescue) the old o$an the third floor of the burnin& buildin&.

ho (be)

trapped on

1,. She

as so annoyin&) She (leave, al ays)

her dirty dishes in the $e to do the$ for her.

sink. I think she (e7pect, actually)

1/. Sa$antha (live) there

in "erlin for $ore than t o years. In fact, she (live) all ca$e do n.

hen the "erlin

Verb Tense Tutorial

Simple Past / Past Continuous

=ast ni&ht, hile I as doin& $y ho$e ork, !n&ela (call) she ( ait)

. She said she (call)

$e on her cell phone fro$ her biolo&y classroo$ at UD=!. I asked her if for class, but she said that the professor as at the front of the hall lecturin& hile she (talk) to $e. I couldn.t believe she ($ake) a phone call durin& the lecture. I asked hat as &oin& on. She said her biolo&y professor as so borin& that several of the students (sleep,

actually) plans for the horse. Ahen !n&ela (tell)

in class. So$e of the students (talk) eekend and the student ne7t to her (dra ) $e she as not satisfied

about their a picture of a

ith the class, I

($ention) that $y biolo&y professor as *uite &ood and (su&&est) that she s itch to $y class.

Ahile

e ere talkin&, I (hear)

her professor yell, EMiss, are you $akin& a ent dead. I (han&) !n&ela, but this ti$e she up the phone and ent asn.t sittin& in class. ve&etables for a salad, the phone

phone callBE Suddenly, the line ran& once a&ain. It (be)

to the kitchen to $ake dinner. !s I (cut)

Verb Tense Tutorial

Simple Past / Present Perfect

1. !@ -id you like the $ovie EStar AarsEB "@ I don.t kno . I (see, never) that $ovie.

2. Sa$ (arrive)

in San -ie&o a eek a&o.

(. My best friend and I (kno ) to&ether once a eek.

each other for over fifteen years. Ae still &et

,. Stinson is a fantastic riter. >e ( rite) ten very creative short stories in the last year. 3ne day, he.ll be as fa$ous as >e$in& ay.

/. I (have, not)

this $uch fun since I (be)

a kid.

0. #hin&s (chan&e)

a &reat deal at Doltech, Inc. Ahen

e first (start) si7

orkin& here three years a&o, the co$pany (have, only) e$ployees. Since then, e (e7pand) orkers.

to include $ore than 2888 fullFti$e

1. I (tell)

hi$ to stay on the path

hile he

as hikin&, but he ( ander)

off into the forest and (be)

bitten by a snake.

2. =isten -onna, I don.t care if you ($iss) late to

the bus this $ornin&. 6ou (be)

ork too $any ti$es. 6ou are fired)

4. Sa$ is fro$ Dolorado, hich is hundreds of $iles fro$ the coast, so he (see, never) the ocean. >e should co$e ith us to Mia$i.

18. >o

sad) Geor&e (drea$)

of &oin& to Dalifornia before died, but he didn.t the ocean.

$ake it. >e (see, never)

11. In the last hundred years, travelin& (beco$e) co$fortable. In the 14th century, it (take) !$erica by covered a&on. #he trip (be)

$uch easier and very t o or three $onths to cross 5orth very rou&h and often dan&erous. you

#hin&s (chan&e) a &reat deal in the last hundred and fifty years. 5o can fly fro$ 5e 6ork to =os !n&eles in a $atter of hours.

12. +onny, I can.t believe ho (see)

$uch you (chan&e) at least a foot)

since the last ti$e I

you. 6ou (&ro )

1(. #his tree (be) four hundred years a&o.

planted by the settlers ho (found)

our city over

1,. #his $ountain (be, never) (try)

cli$bed by anyone. Several $ountaineers . #he cli$b tryin& to reach the su$$it.

to reach the top, but nobody (succeed, ever)

is e7tre$ely difficult and $any people (die)

1/. I (visit, never) and 'eru. I (spend) t o

!frica, but I (travel) eeks in the !$a:on, (hike) over the 5a:ca =ines.

to South !$erica "ra:il for a eek

several ti$es. #he last ti$e I (&o) near Machu 'icchu, and (fly)

to South !$erica, I (visit)

Focus on Verbs
Simple Past / Present Perfect Since co$puters ere first introduced to the public in the early 1428.s, technolo&y (chan&e) not) a &reat deal. #he first co$puters (be) si$ple $achines desi&ned for basic tasks. #hey (have, not) custo$ers often (pay) $uch $e$ory and they (be,

very po erful. Early co$puters ere often *uite e7pensive and thousands of dollars for $achines hich actually (do)

very little. Most co$puters (be) separate, individual $achines used $ostly as e7pensive type riters or for playin& &a$es.

#i$es (chan&e)

. Do$puters (beco$e)

po erful $achines ith

very practical applications. 'ro&ra$$ers (create) a lar&e selection of useful pro&ra$s hich do everythin& fro$ teachin& forei&n lan&ua&es to bookkeepin&. Ae are still playin& video &a$es, but today.s &a$es (beco$e) faster, $ore e7citin& interactive adventures. Many co$puter users (&et, also) on the Internet and (be&in) co$$unicatin& ith other co$puter users around the orld. Ae (start) to create international co$$unities online. In short, the si$ple, individual $achines of the past (evolve) into an international Aorld Aide Aeb of kno led&e.

Verb Tense Tutorial

Present Perfect / Present Perfect Continuous

?obin@ I think the aiter (for&et) half an hour and nobody (take) our order yet.

us. Ae ( ait)

here for over

Michele@ I think you.re ri&ht. >e ( alk) probably thinks e (order, already) .

by us at least t enty ti$es. >e

?obin@ =ook at that couple over there, they (be, only)

here for five or ten

$inutes and they already have their food.

Michele@ >e $ust reali:e e (order, not) here for over half an hour starin& at hi$.

yet) Ae (sit)

?obin@ I don.t kno if he (notice, even) table to table takin& orders and servin& food.

us. >e (run)

fro$

Michele@ #hat.s true, and he (look, not)

in our direction once.

Verb Tense Tutorial

Present Perfect / Present Perfect Continuous

1. !@ >o

lon& (be)

in DanadaB here for $ore than three years.

"@ I (study)

2. I (have) a ne one.

the sa$e car for $ore than ten years. I.$ thinkin& about buyin&

(. I (love) EchocoholicE.

chocolate since I as a child. 6ou $i&ht even call $e a

,. Matt and Sarah (have) they (&o)

so$e difficulties in their relationship lately, so

to a $arria&e counselor. I hope they ork everythin& out.

/. +ohn ( ork)

for the &overn$ent since he &raduated fro$ >arvard his ork, but no he is talkin&

University. Until recently, he (en<oy) about retirin&.

0. =ately, I (think)

about chan&in& $y career because I (beco$e)

dissatisfied

ith the conditions at $y co$pany.

1. I (see)

+udy for $ore than five years and durin& that ti$e I have (see) $any chan&es in her personality.

Verb Tense Tutorial

Present Continuous / Present Perfect Continuous

1. It (rain) the beach. 2. !@ Ahere is GaryB

all

eek. I hope it stops by Saturday because I

ant to &o to

"@ >e (study, at the library) In fact, he (revie )

for his Ger$an test on Aednesday. for the test every day for the last eek.

(. 6ou look really &reat) (6ou, e7ercise)

at the fitness center B

,. %rank, here have you beenB Ae ( ait) /. !@ Ahat is that soundB "@ ! car alar$ (rin&)

for you since 1 '.M..

so$e here do n the street. It (drive) for $ore than t enty $inutes.

$e

cra:y F I ish it ould stop) It (rin&)

0. +oseph.s En&lish (i$prove, really)

, isn.t itB >e ( atch)

!$erican television pro&ra$s and (study) his &ra$$ar every day since he first arrived in San -ie&o. Soon he ill be totally fluent.

1. !@ 6ou look a little tired. (6ou, &et) "@ 6es, I (sleep) a little sick for the last eek. !@ I hope you feel better soon.

enou&h sleep latelyB

relatively ell. I <ust look tired because I (feel)

"@ #hanks. I (take, currently) a couple of days.

so$e $edicine, so I should feel better in

Verb Tense Tutorial

Present Continuous / Present Perfect Continuous

Mr. S$ith@ So tell $e a little bit about yourself, Mr. >arris. I ould like to find out a little bit $ore about your back&round.

Mr. >arris@ I ( ork) in the insurance industry for over ten years. I orked for Met =ife for si7 years and Aorld Insurance for four and a half. -urin& that ti$e, I heard $any &ood thin&s about >ollin&s =ife Insurance and that.s hy I (apply) for the ne sales position.

Mr. S$ith@ #ell $e a little about your hobbies and interests. Mr. >arris@ In $y spare ti$e, I hike in the $ountains outside of to n, volunteer at the Sierra Dlub and play tennis. In fact, I (co$pete) eekend. in a tennis tourna$ent this

Mr. S$ith@ ?eally, ho

lon& (you, play)

tennis B

Mr. >arris@ I (play)

since hi&h school. I love the sport.

Mr. S$ith@ Great) Ae like dedication here at >ollin&s =ife. 6ou $entioned you volunteer at the Sierra Dlub. I ( ork, currently) pro<ect. Ae (try) Mr. >arris@ -o you kno to create a ith the$ on the sea turtle ildlife sanctuary near the bay.

%rank >arrisB >e.s $y brother. >e ( ork, presently)

on the sa$e pro<ect. Mr. S$ith@ I kno %rank *uite ell. !ny brother of %rank.s ould be a elco$e

addition to >ollin&s =ife. +ust one $ore thin&, e (look) is fluent in Spanish; $any of our clients are fro$ Me7ico.

for so$ebody ho

Mr. >arris@ 5o proble$. I (study)

Spanish since ele$entary school.

Mr. S$ith@ Sounds like you are the perfect candidate.

Verb Tense Tutorial

Simple Past / Past Perfect

I can.t believe I (&et) that apart$ent. I (sub$it) $y application last eek, but I didn.t think I had a chance of actually &ettin& it. Ahen I (sho ) up to take a look around, there ere at least t enty other people ho (arrive) before $e. Most of the$ (fill, already) out their applications and ere already leavin&. #he landlord said I could still apply, so I did.

I (try) ( ant)

to fill out the for$, but I couldn.t ans er half of the *uestions. #hey $e to include references, but I didn.t ant to list $y previous he ouldn.t so$e proble$s ith hi$ and I kne up listin& $y father as a reference.

landlord because I (have) reco$$end $e. I (end)

It as total luck that he (decide) the landlord and $y father (&o) could have the apart$ent before he (look) lucked out)

to &ive $e the apart$ent. It turns out that to hi&h school to&ether. >e decided that I at $y credit report. I really

Verb Tense Tutorial

Simple Past / Present Perfect / Past Perfect

1. Ahen I (arrive)

ho$e last ni&ht, I discovered that +ane (prepare)

a beautiful candleFlit dinner.

2. Since I be&an actin&, I (perfor$)

in t o plays, a television co$$ercial publicly before I

and a #C dra$a. >o ever, I (speak, never even) ca$e to >olly ood in 142/.

(. "y the ti$e I &ot to the office, the $eetin& (be&in, already) $e. My boss (be) furious ith $e and I (be) fired.

ithout

,. Ahen I (turn) (brin&)

the radio on yesterday, I (hear) back so$e &reat $e$ories.

a son& that as the son& in years, and it

popular hen I as in hi&h school. I (hear, not)

/. =ast eek, I (run)

into an e7F&irlfriend of $ine. Ae (see, not) a &reat deal. I (en<oy) her out on a date. Ae are

each other in years, and both of us (chan&e) talkin& to her so $uch that I (ask) &ettin& to&ether toni&ht for dinner.

0. Ahen +ack (enter) because he (lose) looked totally different)

the roo$, I (reco&ni:e, not) so $uch ei&ht and (&ro )

hi$ a beard. >e

1. #he Maya established a very advanced civili:ation in the <un&les of the 6ucatan; ho ever, their culture (disappear, virtually) Europeans first (arrive) in the 5e Aorld. by the ti$e

2. I (visit)

so $any beautiful places since I (co$e)

to Utah.

"efore $ovin& here, I (hear, never) Danyonlands.

of "ryce Danyon, 9ion, !rches or

Verb Tense Tutorial

Past Perfect / Past Perfect Continuous

I.$ sorry I left ithout you last ni&ht, but I told you to $eet $e early because the

sho started at 2@88. I (try) to &et tickets for that play for $onths, and I didn.t ant to $iss it. "y the ti$e I finally left the coffee shop here e ere supposed to $eet, I (have) five cups of coffee and I ( ait) to $eet Hathy in front of over an hour. I had to leave because I (arran&e) the theater.

Ahen I arrived at the theater, Hathy (pick, already) up the tickets and she as aitin& for us near the entrance. She as really an&ry because she ( ait) for $ore than half an hour. She said she (&ive, al$ost) and (&o) into the theater ithout us. up

Hathy told $e you (be) late several ti$es in the past and that she ould not $ake plans ith you a&ain in the future. She $entioned that she ($iss) several $ovies because of your late arrivals. I think you o e her an apolo&y. !nd in the future, I su&&est you be on ti$e) several $ovies because of your late arrivals. I think you o e her an apolo&y. !nd in the future, I su&&est you be on ti$e)

Verb Tense Tutorial

Present Perfect / Past Perfect Present Perfect Continuous / Past Perfect Continuous

1. It is already 4@(8 p$ and I ( ait) here for over an hour. If +ohn does not &et here in the ne7t five $inutes, I a$ &oin& to leave. 2. I as really an&ry at +ohn yesterday. "y the ti$e he finally arrived, I ( ait) for over an hour. I al$ost left ithout hi$.

(. -id you hear that "en

as fired last $onthB >e ( ork)

for that i$port in al$ost every

co$pany for $ore than ten years and he ( ork) depart$ent. 5obody kne the co$pany like he did.

,. I (see) $any pictures of the pyra$ids before I ent to E&ypt. 'ictures of the $onu$ents are very$isleadin&. #he pyra$ids are actually *uite s$all.

/. Sarah (cli$b) (&o)

the Matterhorn, (sail)

around the

orld, and

on safari in Henya. She is such an adventurous person.

0. Sarah (cli$b)

the Matterhorn, (sail)

around the

orld and (&o)

on safari in Henya by the ti$e she turned t entyFfive. She (e7perience) $ore by that a&e than $ost people do in their entire lives. 1. Ahen Melanie ca$e into the office yesterday, her eyes ere red and think she (cry) . atery. I

Verb Tense Tutorial

Present Continuous / Simple Past Present Perfect Continuous / Past Perfect Continuous

My En&lish is really &ettin& better. I (try) to learn the lan&ua&e since 142/, but only recently have I been able to $ake so$e real pro&ress. "y the ti$e I started hi&h school in 1422, I (study) the lan&ua&e for al$ost three years; ho ever, I as only able to introduce $yself and utter a fe $e$ori:ed sentences. %or a couple $ore years, I (stru&&le) throu&h &ra$$ar and vocabulary lessons, hich $ade absolutely no difference. 5othin& orked, so I decided to study abroad. I found an e7chan&e pro&ra$ in En&land that sounded like the perfect ans er. I (stay) (sit) there ith a host fa$ily for one $onth. It as a hu&e disappoint$ent) I there the hole ti$e starin& at the host $other and father hopin& that ould be so$e breakthrou&h. 5othin&.

Ahen I returned, I $entioned to a friend that I (have) proble$s ith the lan&ua&e for years. >e reco$$ended that I spend a year in an En&lish speakin& country. I decided to &o abroad a&ain. I (research) e7chan&e pro&ra$s for a couple of eeks and finally decided on a school in the United States.

Aell, it orked. I (live)

and (study)

in the U.S. for $ore than

t o years. I (stay) here for at least another year before I return ho$e. "y then, I should be co$pletely fluent.

Verb Tense Tutorial

Present and Past Tenses and Non-Continuous Verbs

1.a. =ook, I (have) 1.b. =ook, I (hold)

t o tickets for the circus. t o tickets for the circus.

2.a. Ae (be) be&an. 2.b. Ae ( ait) be&an.

there for $ore than half an hour by the ti$e the sho there for $ore than half an hour by the ti$e the sho

(.a. Sa$ (sit) ater at $e. (.b. Sa$ (be) ater at $e.

in the seat ne7t to $e in the seat ne7t to $e

hen the clo n thre hen the clo n thre

a bucket of a bucket of

,.a. 3ne clo n head. ,.b. 3ne clo n

as <u&&lin& as <u&&lin&

hile he (balance) hile he (have)

a &lass of ine on his a &lass of ine on his head.

/.a. I (love) /.b. I (&o)

the circus ever since I as a child. to the circus ever since I as a child.

0.a. ?i&ht no , I (see) 0.b. ?i&ht no , I (look)

t o elephants doin& tricks in the rin&. at t o elephants doin& tricks in the rin&.

Verb Tense Tutorial

Present and Past Tense Review

=ars@ E7cuse $e, hich $ovie are you

aitin& forB

#ony@ Ae ( ait) e ( ait)

for the ne

Stars Aars 'hanto$ Menace $ovie. In fact,

here for $ore than five hours.

=ars@ %ive hoursB Ahen did you arriveB #ony@ Ae (&et) &ot here at 0@88 o.clock this $ornin&. More than forty people (stand,already) here aitin& for tickets hen e arrived.

=ars@ I can.t believe that) !re you seriousB

#ony@ 6eah, people (take)

Star Aars $ovies seriously. In fact, this particular in line to &et

sho in& has been sold out for over a eek. Ae ( ait, <ust) a &ood seat in the theater. =ars@ Ahen did you buy your ticketsB

#ony@ I (buy) ( ait)

the$ last

eek by phone. I (kno )

tickets ould be hard

to &et because I (hear)

on the ne s that a &roup of people in =os !n&eles

in line for al$ost a $onth to buy so$e.

=ars@ I don.t believe that)

#ony@ It.s true. #hey (ca$p)

out in front of Mann.s Dhinese #heater in =os to be the first people to see

!n&eles for about a $onth because they ( ant) the $ovie.

Verb Tense Tutorial

Will / Be Goin to

1. !@ Ahy are you holdin& a piece of paperB

"@ I ( rite)

a letter to $y friends back ho$e in #e7as. ake up) ill ake you up.

2. !@ I.$ about to fall asleep. I need to "@ I (&et)

you a cup of coffee. #hat

(. !@ I can.t hear the television) "@ I (turn) it up so you can hear it.

,. Ae are so e7cited about our trip ne7t $onth to %rance. Ae (visit) 'aris, 5ice and Grenoble.

/. Sarah (co$e) 0. !@ It is so hot in here) "@ I (turn)

to the party. 3liver (be)

there as ell.

the air conditionin& on.

1. I think he (be)

the ne7t 'resident of the United States.

2. !fter I &raduate, I (attend) have anted to be a doctor all $y life.

$edical school and beco$e a doctor. I

4. !@ E7cuse $e, I need to talk to so$eone about our hotel roo$. I a$ afraid it is si$ply too s$all for four people. "@ #hat $an at the service counter (help) you.

18. !s soon as the and &o s i$$in&.

eather clears up,

e ( alk)

do n to the beach

Verb Tense Tutorial

Will / Be Goin to

1. Mark@ Ahat are you doin&

ith those scissorsB

"eth@ I (cut) Mark@ Ahat (you, do)

that picture of the ocean out of the travel $a&a:ine. ith itB

"eth@ I (paint) a ater color of the ocean for $y art class, and I thou&ht I could use this photo&raph as a $odel. 2. Mark@ (6ou, do) $e a favor Sa$B Sa$@ Sure, hat do you ant $e to doB Mark@ I (chan&e) the broken li&ht bulb in the la$p above the dinin& roo$ table. I need so$eone to hold the ladder for $e hile I a$ up there. Sa$@ 5o proble$, I (hold) (. Gina@ Ahere are you &oin&B #ed@ I (&o) Gina@ Ahat (you, &et) #ed@ I (buy) to the store to pick up so$e &roceries. B so$e $ilk, so$e bread, and so$e coffee. it for you.

,. +ohn@ Ao , it.s free:in& out there. +ane@ I ($ake) ellB so$e coffee to ar$ us up. -o you ant a piece of pie as

+ohn@ Doffee sounds &reat) "ut I (have) so I.d better skip the pie. +ane@ I (&o)

dinner ith so$e friends later,

to dinner toni&ht too, but I.$ havin& a piece of pie any ay.

/. %rank@ I heard you.re takin& a Spanish class at the co$$unity colle&e. #o$@ 6eah, I (&o) to Guate$ala ne7t sprin& and I thou&ht kno in& a little Spanish ould $ake the trip easier. %rank@ I (visit) a %rench class. $y brother in Marseilles ne7t year. Maybe I should take e can

#o$@ I have a course catalo& in the other roo$. I (&o) &et it, and see hether or not they.re offerin& a %rench course ne7t se$ester.

Verb Tense Tutorial

Will / Be Goin to

1. Michael@ -o you think the ?epublicans or the -e$ocrats ( in) electionB +ane@ I think the ?epublicans ( in) +ohn@ 5o ay) #he -e$ocrats ( in) 2. Susan@ Ae (&o) ca$pin& this eekend. Aould you like to co$e alon&B Sa$@ #hat sounds &reat, but I don.t have a sleepin& ba&. Susan@ 5o proble$. I (lend) (. "arbara@ I (buy) a ne car this eekend, but I.$ a little orried because I don.t really kno $uch about cars. I.$ afraid the sales$an (try) to take advanta&e of $e hen he sees ho little I kno . -ave@ I used to ork for a $echanic in hi&h school and I kno a lot about cars. I (&o) ith you to $ake sure you are not cheated. ,. Gina@ %red and I (visit) thereB Santa %e ne7t su$$er. >ave you ever been you $y parents. phone you one. My fa$ily has tons of ca$pin& &ear. the ne7t election. . the ne7t

Mar&aret@ My fa$ily lives in Santa %e) I (&ive)

nu$ber. Ahen you &et to Santa %e, <ust call the$ and they (&ive) you a little tour of the to n. #hey can sho you so$e of the si&hts that $ost tourists never see. /. 'a$@ Dan you see $y future in the crystal ballB Ahat (happen) yearB %ortune #eller@ 6ou ($eet) 6ork or $aybe "oston. 6ou ($arry) 'a$@ %or&et the $an) I ant to kno if I (&et) that $ystery $an. a ne <ob. ne7t

a $an fro$ the East Doast, perhaps 5e

Verb Tense Tutorial

Simple Present / Simple !uture

1. #oday after I (&et) friends.

out of class, I (&o)

to a $ovie

ith so$e

2. Ahen you (arrive)

in Stockhol$, call $y friend Gustav. >e (sho )

you around the city and help you &et situated.

(. !@ -o you kno "@ !fter I (receive)

hat you

ant to do after you (&raduate)

B to

$y Master.s fro$ Geor&eto n University, I (&o)

to &raduate school at UDS- in San -ie&o. I (plan) co$plete a 'h.-. in co&nitive science.

,. If it (sno )

this eekend, e (&o)

skiin& near =ake #ahoe.

/. 6our father (plan) ($eet)

to pick you up after school today at (@88 o.clock. >e you across the street near the ice crea$ shop. If so$ethin& you up instead.

happens and he cannot be there, I (pick)

0. If the people of the

orld (stop, not)

cuttin& do n hu&e stretches of hu&e chan&es in the environ$ent

rain forest, e (e7perience) durin& the t entyFfirst century.

1. If Cera (keep) <ob.

drinkin&, she (lose, eventually)

her

2. I pro$ise you that I (tell, not) so$ebody (ask) the truth to a sin&le person.

your secret to anybody. Even if

$e about hat happened that day, I (reveal, not)

4. She ($ake)

so$e $a<or chan&es in her life. She (*uit)

her <ob and &o back to school. !fter she (finish)

studyin&, she (&et)

a better payin& <ob and buy a house. She is &oin& to i$prove her life)

18. #o$ (call) available.

hen he (arrive) ith you for t o or three days until his ne

in Madrid. >e (stay) apart$ent (be)

Verb Tense Tutorial

Simple Present / Simple !uture

1. Michael@ !fter you (leave) and pick up so$e $ilk and bread. Marie@ 5o proble$, I (pick) Michael@ Great. 6ou 2. !ri@ "y the ti$e e (&et) sold out. Sarah@ -on.t orry. I told +ane . She (buy) to the $ovie theater, the tickets are &oin& to be e $i&ht be arrivin& <ust before the $ovie (start) our tickets and $eet us in the lobby. her in that cro ded lobby. each other near the entrance. ork, ill you please drop by the &rocery store up the &roceries and be ho$e by 0 o.clock. .

ill probably &et ho$e before I (do)

!ri@ #hat place is hu&e) Ae (find, never) Sarah@ Dal$ do n, e ($eet) (. #erry@ If the beach. it (rain) eather (be)

&ood to$orro , $aybe

e should &o to the

+ennifer@ I have a better idea. If it (be) , e.ll see a $ovie. ait until e (&et) #erry@ I &uess e ill have to out hat e are &oin& to do.

nice out, e.ll &o to the beach; and if up in the $ornin& to find

,. Ma7@ Ahat are you &oin& to do to$orro

after orkB

Sean@ I ($eet) like to co$e alon&B

so$e friends at the cafe across the street. Aould you hi$ up fro$

Ma7@ 5o thanks) My brother is co$in& to to n and I (pick) the airport at 1 o.clock. Sean@ Ae (be, probably) <oin us after you (pick) Ma7@ Sounds &ood. Ae (see) /. =ucy@ I (call) you as soon as I arrive in -ublin. hi$ up. you around 2 o.clock.

at the cafe until 4 o.clock. Ahy don.t you

- ain@ If I a$ not there hen you (call) , $ake sure to leave a $essa&e. =ucy@ I ill. !nd please don.t for&et to ater $y plants and feed the cat. - ain@ I pro$ise I (take) care of everythin& hile you are in Ireland.

Verb Tense Tutorial

Simple !uture / !uture Continuous

1. Sandra@ Ahere is #i$ &oin& to $eet usB Marcus@ >e ( ait) (stand) Sandra@ !nd then Marcus@ Ae (pick) 2. #ed@ Ahen e &et to the party, +erry ( atch) drinks, "eth (dance) #C, Sa$ ($ake) by herself, and #had hatB Michele up at ork and &o out to dinner. for us hen our train arrives. I a$ sure he on the platfor$ hen e pull into the station.

(co$plain) about his day at ork. ?obin@ Maybe, this ti$e they on.t be doin& the sa$e thin&s. #ed@ I a$ absolutely positive they (do) do the sa$e thin&s. (. %lorence@ 3h, look at that $ountain of dirty dishes) Aho ( ash) all of the sa$e thin&s; they al ays

thoseB +ack@ I pro$ise I (do) the$ hen I &et ho$e fro$ ork. %lorence@ #hanks. +ack@ Ahen you &et ho$e this evenin&, that $ountain ill be &one and nice stacks of sparklin& clean dishes (sit) ,. -ou&@ If you need to contact $e ne7t eek, I (stay) >otel. 5ancy@ I (call) you if there are any proble$s. -ou&@ #his is the first ti$e I have ever been a ay fro$ the kids. 5ancy@ -on.t orry, they (be) /. Sa$antha@ +ust think, ne7t eek at this ti$e, I (lie) Maui drinkin& Mai #ai.s and eatin& pineapple. on a tropical beach in fine. at the >off$an in the cabinets.

-arren@ Ahile you are lu7uriatin& on the beach, I (stress) out over this $arketin& pro<ect. >o are you &oin& to en<oy yourself kno in& that I a$ orkin& so hard. Sa$antha@ I .ll $ana&e so$eho . -arren@ 6ou.re terrible. Dan.t you take $e ith youB Sa$antha@ 5o. "ut I (send) -arren@ Great, that ($ake) you a postcard of a beautiful, hiteFsand beach. $e feel $uch better.

Verb Tense Tutorial

Simple Present / Simple !uture Present Continuous / !uture Continuous

1. ?i&ht no I a$ atchin& #.C. #o$orro #.C. as ell.

at this ti$e, I ( atch)

2. #o$orro

after school, I (&o)

to the beach.

(. I a$ &oin& on a drea$ vacation to #ahiti. Ahile you (do) and (talk) to annoyin& custo$ers on the phone, I (lie) sunny, tropical beach. !re you <ealousB

paper ork on a

,. Ae (hidin&) , ESurprise)E

hen #ony (arrives)

at his surprise out and (screa$)

party. !s soon as he opens the door, e (<u$p)

/. Ae

ork out at the fitness center everyday after out, e

ork. If you (co$e) elco$e $at so you ill not

over hile e ( ork) +ust to be safe, e (leave) have to ait outside.

ill not be able to let you into the house.

a key under the

0. Ahile you (study)

at ho$e, Ma&da (be)

in class.

1. Ahen I (&et) +ohn ($ake)

to the party, Sally and -ou& (dance) drinks, Sue and %rank (discuss)

so$ethin& controversial, and Mary (co$plain) about so$ethin& uni$portant. #hey are al ays doin& the sa$e thin&s. #hey are so predictable.

2. Ahen you (&ot)

off the plane, I ( ait)

for you.

4. I a$ sick of rain and bad to$orro

eather) >opefully, hen e ( ake) .

up

$ornin&, the sun (shine)

18. If you (need)

to contact $e so$eti$e ne7t eek, I (stay) at the Sheraton in San %rancisco.

Verb Tense Tutorial

!uture Perfect / !uture Perfect Continuous

1) Mar&aret@ -o you think everythin&

ill be finished

hen I &et back fro$ the storeB up the livin&

+erry@ -on.t orry. "y the ti$e you &et back, I (pick)

roo$ and (finish) hen your parents arrive. Mar&aret@ I hope so. #hey (arrive) +erry@ Everythin& (be)

ashin& the dishes. Everythin& around 0 o.clock. spotless by the ti$e they &et here.

ill be perfect

2) 5ick@ I <ust have t o $ore courses before I &raduate fro$ university. "y this ti$e ne7t year, I (&raduate) and I ill already be lookin& for a <ob. Stacey@ -oes that scare youB !re you orried about the futureB 5ick@ 5ot really. I (&o) to a career counselor and &et so$e advice on ho to find a &ood <ob. Stacey@ #hat.s a &ood idea. 5ick@ I a$ also &oin& to do an internship so that hen I leave school, I (co$plete, not, only) in the real () Stan@ -id you hear that Dhristine (take) a vacation in South !$erica this interB %red@ I can.t believe ho often she &oes abroad. Ahere e7actly does she ant to &oB Stan@ She (visit) %red@ !t this rate, she (visit) she.s /8. 'eru, "olivia and Ecuador. every country in the orld by the ti$e over 1( business courses, but I ( ork, also) orld.

,) +udy@ >o lon& have you been in Mia$iB Elaine@ I have only been here for a couple of eeks. +udy@ >o lon& do you plan on stayin&B Elaine@ I love Mia$i, so I (stay) Ahen I &o back ho$e, I (be) here for an e7tended period of ti$e. here for $ore than three $onths. <ust

+udy@ Ao , that.s *uite a vacation) 6ou (see, definitely) about everythin& there is to see in Mia$i by then. /) +ane@ I can.t believe ho

late

e are) "y the ti$e e &et to the dinner, everyone

(finish) eatin&. +ack@ It.s your o n fault. 6ou took ay too lon& in the bathroo$. +ane@ I couldn.t &et $y hair to look ri&ht.

+ack@ Aho caresB "y the ti$e 5obody (see,even)

e &et there, everyone (left)

your hair.

Verb Tense Tutorial

!uture Perfect / !uture Perfect Continuous

1. "y the ti$e e &et to Dhica&o this evenin&, e (drive) than four hundred $iles. Ae are &oin& to be e7hausted.

$ore

2. Ahen Sarah &oes on vacation ne7t $onth, she (study) Ger$an for over t o years. She should be able to co$$unicate fairly ell is in !ustria.

hile she

(. I have not traveled $uch yet; ho ever, I (visit) Danyon and San %rancisco by the ti$e I leave the United States.

the Grand

,. "y the ti$e you finish studyin& the verb tense tutorial, you ($aster) all t elve tenses includin& their passive for$s.

/. -rive faster) If you don.t hurry up, she (have) &et to the hospital.

the baby by the ti$e

0. I ca$e to En&land si7 $onths a&o. I started $y econo$ics course three $onths a&o. Ahen I return to !ustralia, I (study) (be) in En&land for e7actly one year. ould be here at 2@88 o.clock. "y the ti$e she &ets for her for t o hours. for nine $onths and I

1. Mar&ie <ust called and said she here, e ( ait)

2. %rank <ust chan&ed <obs a&ain. If he keeps this up, he (chan&e) <obs at least four or five ti$es by the end of the year. 4. Do$e over to $y house around 4 o.clock. "y then, I (co$plete)

$y history essay and

e can &o see a $ovie.

18. In +une, $y &rand$other and &randfather (be) years.

$arried for fifty

Verb Tense Tutorial

!uture Perfect / !uture Perfect Continuous

1) +ack@ >ave you been atchin& the EcoFDhallen&e on #CB +anet@ Isn.t that e7citin&B It has &ot to be the $ost unbelievably difficult sportin& event in the orld. +ack@ I kno . "y the ti$e they finish the course, they (raft) than 1/8 $iles do n a ra&in& river, (hike) <un&le, (cli$b) sharkFinfested aters. a volcano and (kayak) $ore throu&h 28 $iles of throu&h for at least ei&ht days

+anet@ !nd don.t for&et that they ($ove) strai&ht.

2) 3liver@ Ahen are &oin& to &et your "achelor de&ree, !nneB !nne@ I a$ &oin& to finish $y de&ree ne7t +une. "y the ti$e I &raduate, I (&o) to four different colle&es and universities, and I (study) for $ore than seven years. 3liver@ Ao , that.s a lon& ti$e) !nne@ !nd I plan to continue on to &et a 'h.-. 3liver@ ?eallyB >o lon& is that &oin& to takeB !nne@ "y the ti$e I finally finish studyin&, I (be) 1( years. a student for over

() Ma7@ Sarah has been in the kitchen all day lon&. +ake@ It doesn.t sound like she.s havin& a very &ood #hanks&ivin&. Ma7@ She (cook) for over seven hours by the ti$e everyone everythin& arrives for dinner this afternoon. >opefully, she (finish) by then. +ake@ Maybe e should help her out.

,) Mike@ It.s 0@88, and I have been Sid@ -o you think you (finish) -onna.s toni&ht. Mike@ I (co$plete, probably)

orkin& on $y essay for over three hours. by 18@88. #here.s a party at the essay by 18@88, but I

( ork) on it for $ore than seven hours and I don.t think I a$ &oin& to feel like &oin& to a party. /) %red@ "y the ti$e they finish their trip across 6ose$ite 5ational 'ark, they (hike) for $ore than si7 days. Gin&er@ !nd they (be, not) a sho er in al$ost a eek) in a bed or (have)

%red@ Ahen e pick the$ up, they (eat) ca$pin& food for days, and I a$ sure they ill be starvin&. Gin&er@ I think e had better plan on takin& the$ directly to a restaurant.

Verb Tense Tutorial

!uture Continuous / !uture Perfect Continuous

1) Si$ona@ Mar&aret is really &oin& to speak Spanish lan&ua&e school in Me7icoB Isabelle@ >opefully) She (take) $onths. Si$ona@ She is &oin& to be able to speak Spanish clients.

ell

hen she &ets back fro$ that

classes for $ore than si7 ith so$e of our =atin !$erican hen

Isabelle@ Good. # o clients fro$ 'eru (visit) us ne7t $onth Mar&aret returns. Ae need so$eone to entertain the$ hile they are here.

2) +ason@ I a$ leavin&) 5urse@ If you ould please ait, the doctor ill be ith you in ten $inutes. #he doctor is havin& so$e proble$s ith a patient. +ason@ #he doctor as havin& proble$s ith that patient an hour a&o. If I ait another ten $inutes, I a$ sure he (have, still) her. "y the ti$e he.s finally ready to see $e, I ( ait) proble$s ith for $ore

than t o hours. () %rank@ Ahat are you &oin& to be doin& to$orro

at fiveB

-ebbie@ I (paint) paintin& $y livin& roo$ alls. %rank@ StillB >o lon& have you been orkin& on your livin& roo$. -ebbie@ %orever. "y the ti$e I finish, I (redecorate) the livin& roo$ for over a eek. %rank@ #oo bad. I as &oin& to ask &o if you anted to see a $ovie. Ahat about the day after to$orro B -ebbie@ Sorry, I ($ove) drapes. furniture and (put) up

,) Mr. +ones@ Ahat are you &oin& to be doin& ne7t year at this ti$eB Mr. McIntyre@ I ( ork) for a bi& la fir$ in 5e 3rleans. Mr. +ones@ I didn.t kno you ere leavin& "aton ?ou&e. Mr. McIntyre@ I &ot a &reat <ob offer hich I <ust can.t refuse. "esides, by the ti$e I $ove, I (live) about ti$e for a chan&e. in "aton ?ou&e for over t enty years. I think it.s

Verb Tense Practice Test

Cumulative Verb Tense Review

1. 6ou look really &reat) (6ou, e7ercise)

at the fitness centerB

2. !@ Ahat (you, do) "@ I (try)

hen the accident occurredB

to chan&e a li&ht bulb that had burnt out.

(. I (have) ne one.

the sa$e car for $ore than ten years. I.$ thinkin& about buyin& a

,. If it (sno )

this eekend, e (&o)

skiin& near =ake #ahoe.

/. !@ Ahat do you call people "@ #hey (call)

ho

ork in librariesB

librarians.

0. I ca$e to En&land si7 $onths a&o. I started $y econo$ics course three $onths a&o. Ahen I return to !ustralia, I (study) (be) in En&land for e7actly one year. for nine $onths and I

1. Sa$ (arrive)

in San -ie&o a eek a&o.

2. Sa$antha (live) there

in "erlin for $ore than t o years. In fact, she (live) all ca$e do n.

hen the "erlin

4. If Cera (keep) <ob.

drinkin&, she (lose, eventually)

her

18. #he Maya established a very advanced civili:ation in the <un&les of the 6ucatan; ho ever, their culture (disappear, virtually) Europeans first (arrive) in the 5e Aorld. by the ti$e

11. Shhhhh) "e *uiet) +ohn (sleep)

12. It (rain) the beach.

all

eek. I hope it stops by Saturday because I ant to &o to

1(. =isten -onna, I don.t care if you ($iss) late to

the bus this $ornin&. 6ou (be)

ork too $any ti$es. 6ou are fired)

1,. I a$ sick of rain and bad to$orro

eather) >opefully, hen .

e ( ake)

up

$ornin&, the sun (shine)

1/. I have not traveled $uch yet; ho ever, I (visit) Danyon and San %rancisco by the ti$e I leave the United States.

the Grand

10. I (see) $any pictures of the pyra$ids before I ent to E&ypt. 'ictures of the $onu$ents are very $isleadin&. #he pyra$ids are actually *uite s$all.

11. In the last hundred years, travelin& (beco$e) co$fortable. In the 14th century, it (take) !$erica by covered a&on. #he trip (be)

$uch easier and very t o or three $onths to cross 5orth very rou&h and often dan&erous. you

#hin&s (chan&e) a &reat deal in the last hundred and fifty years. 5o can fly fro$ 5e 6ork to =os !n&eles in a $atter of hours.

12. +oseph.s En&lish (i$prove, really)

, isn.t itB >e ( atch)

!$erican television pro&ra$s and (study) his &ra$$ar every day since he first arrived in San -ie&o. Soon he ill be totally fluent.

14. Ahen I (arrive)

ho$e last ni&ht, I discovered that +ane (prepare)

a beautiful candleFlit dinner.

28. If you (need)

to contact $e so$eti$e ne7t eek, I (stay) at the Sheraton in San %rancisco.

Verb Tense Final Test

Cumulative Verb Tense Review

1. Ahen Darol (call) television.

last ni&ht, I ( atch)

$y favorite sho

on

2. I ( ork) stay here until I retire)

for this co$pany for $ore than thirty years, and I intend to

(. Sharon (love) to travel. She (&o) su$$er. 5e7t year, she plans to &o to 'eru.

abroad al$ost every

,. #ho$as is an author. >e ( rite)

$ystery novels and travel $e$oirs. >e

( rite) since he as t entyFei&ht. !lto&ether, he ( rite) seven novels, three collections of short stories and a book of poetry.

/. Ae

ere late because e had so$e car proble$s. "y the ti$e

e (&et)

to the train station, Susan ( ait)

for us for $ore than t o hours.

0. Sa$ (try) .

to chan&e a li&ht bulb

hen he (slip)

and (fell)

1. Everyday I ( ake) and (leave) up at 0@(8, (skip) (for&et)

up at 0 o.clock, (eat) breakfast and (leave)

breakfast at 1 o.clock for ork late because I

for ork at 2 o.clock. >o ever, this $ornin& I (&et) to set $y alar$.

2. ?i&ht no , +i$ (read) and he (read) also) and he (read)

the ne spaper and Hathy ($ake) the sa$e thin&. She (cook) at this ti$e, they (do, dinner the ne spaper. #o$orro the sa$e thin&. She (prepare) . #hey are very predictable people)

dinner. =ast ni&ht at this ti$e, they (do)

4. "y this ti$e ne7t su$$er, you (co$plete) (find) ( ork) a <ob. I, on the other hand, (acco$plish, not) anythin&. I (study, still) in so$e ne hi&h payin& <ob.

your studies and and you

18. #he students (be, usually) they (be) IIIIIIIIIIII 11. +ane talks on the phone.

tau&ht by Mrs. Monty. >o ever, this eek

tau&ht by Mr. #an:er.

"ob has been talkin& on the phone for an hour. Mary is talkin& on the phone. Aho is not necessarily on the phone no B 12. I.$ &oin& to $ake dinner for %rank. I.$ $akin& dinner for +udy. I.ll $ake dinner for Mary. I $ake dinner for #ed. I ill be $akin& dinner for #ony. Aho are you offerin& to $ake dinner forB 1(. +ane left hen #i$ arrived. "ob left hen #i$ had arrived. #i$ arrived hen Mary as leavin&. +ohn had left hen #i$ arrived. !fter #i$ arrived, %rank left. Aho did not run into #i$B 1,. +ane is talkin& in class. "ob al ays talks in class. Mary is al ays talkin& in class. Ahose action bothers youB 1/. +ane never left +a$esto n. "ob has never left +a$esto n. Aho is still aliveB